Martial Arts Genius with Proficiency System

Of course, the real purpose of Su Qingping's teasing was to help Su Tu remember with this lighthearted approach.

This was also a unique way of interaction between the father and son.

But Su Tu thought again, overturning his previous thought, that based on memory, his disappearance wasn't ordinary.

He forgot everything due to the fog in his heart, so Su Qingping likely thought Su Tu experienced unimaginable pain during his disappearance.

Therefore, he might follow Su Tu's behavior and hide that period of disappearance...

Su Tu rubbed his chin, then tapped a few times on the virtual display.

He directly dialed a phone number.

Instead of guessing, it's better to call Su Qingping.

Soon, the call was connected.

Su Qingping's slightly smiling face appeared on the virtual display.

Su Qingping was wearing a white research lab coat, and judging from the background, he was outside the laboratory.

"Hey, kid, you still remember to call your old man, huh? I thought you were having too much fun and forgot all about me!"

"How dare I call you? Who knows if you're busy with experiments again? You're such a busy person; I wouldn't want to delay you~"

One has to say that Su Tu and Su Qingping truly are father and son; they both open with irony, blaming others while excusing themselves.

Hearing his son's familiar way of speaking, Su Qingping couldn't help but laugh.

"It's not that your mom and I are busy, but we've been slightly tied up lately. Just one more month, and this project will be nearly finished. By then, we'll come to Celestial City Star to see you."

"By the way, our family should be buying a new house."

When mentioning buying a new house, Su Qingping raised his eyebrows as if waiting for praise, and Su Tu was very supportive, complimenting his father a few times.

This made Su Qingping unable to suppress the smile at the corners of his mouth.

Then, Su Qingping started to show concern about Su Tu's adaptation to Celestial City Star, the dormitory environment, and so on.

Initially, the two chatted happily.

Until Su Qingping saw the luxurious dormitory the academy provided for his son, the previously proud expression stiffened instantly.

"Is this your dormitory??"

Looking at the 'dormitory' with a bedroom over fifty square meters and a living room larger than his laboratory, Su Qingping's mouth twitched slightly.

"It's okay, just barely livable."

But Su Tu casually replied, his tone one of nonchalance, making Su Qingping's mouth twitch a few more times.

Originally, Su Qingping wanted to show his son the ninety-square-meter house he had picked out.

He had thought it over for a long time and found it to be the best balance of price and benefit, and the best model he could afford.

Initially, he wanted to give Su Tu a surprise, but looking at it now, even combined, the size doesn't match Su Tu's single bedroom and cultivation room.

Su Tu noticed Su Qingping's mood, smiled, and spoke.

"No matter how big or nice the dorm is, it's not my home. Staying at home is more comfortable."

Hearing this, Su Qingping's expression didn't ease up, and just when Su Tu thought he might have gone too far with the joke, he saw his dad holding his chin and seriously spoke.

"If I reapply to Starship Academy with your mom now, can we be roommates?"

"Then you'll have to wait until next year, why? Do you want to be my junior?"

"No problem, each to his own; I call you senior, you call me dad, perfectly reasonable!"

Hearing this, Su Tu knew his dad was still as ungrounded as always.

The two chatted for a little while longer, showing that the laboratory wasn't at a stage where Su Qingping was needed yet.

With Su Tu's guidance, their conversation gradually shifted from buying a house to Su Tu's childhood.

Without a moment's hesitation, one second Su Tu was talking about childhood anecdotes with his dad, and in the next second, he directly asked, "Dad, did I go missing when I was little?"

No pretext, no warning, Su Tu jumped straight into the topic.

Hearing Su Tu's question, Su Qingping was taken aback, then disdainfully replied, "Oh~ with how you were as a kid, you didn't have an ounce of childlike innocence, too clever for your own good. You can't go missing!"

"If you were missing, it must have been a kidnapping."

"But as far as I know you, it would be good if you didn't resell the kidnappers."

"What is it? Is this a new trend lately? I haven't been online much; am I being left behind by the times?"

Su Qingping spoke, appearing more concerned about falling behind the times than about Su Tu's alleged disappearance.

Seeing his dad like this, Su Tu couldn't help but smile wryly.

Then he ended the topic by saying it was indeed a new online trend.

The two chatted about various topics for a while longer before someone came out from the laboratory and waved at Su Qingping.

Su Qingping made an OK gesture.

"I have to go. In a few days, your mom and I will come to Celestial City Star to find you."

"Okay, bye-bye."

Su Tu also waved goodbye to his father with a smile.

Then ended the conversation.

As the call ended, the smile on Su Tu's face gradually faded, and his eyes showed a hint of indescribable color.

"Dad, you're lying..."

Although Su Qingping's performance was flawless, with no flaws at all, from his expression to his words, he acted just like his usual self joking around with Su Tu.

However, Su Tu still noticed that his dad had lied.

Just now, when Su Qingping heard Su Tu's question, he used rhetorical questions and teasing to indicate that Su Tu hadn't gone missing as a child.